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#896E2B

#896e2b ≈ Golden Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#896e2b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 43.14% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.71% magenta, 68.61% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.77°, with 52.22% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Golden Brown (#996515), ΔE 7.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #896e2b
  2. #2b4689

Split complementary

  1. #896e2b
  2. #2b7589
  3. #3f2b89

Analogous

  1. #893f2b
  2. #896e2b
  3. #75892b

Triadic

  1. #896e2b
  2. #2b896e
  3. #6e2b89

Tetradic

  1. #896e2b
  2. #46892b
  3. #2b4689
  4. #6e2b89

Square

  1. #896e2b
  2. #2b893f
  3. #2b4689
  4. #892b75

Monochromatic

  1. #151006
  2. #4f3f19
  3. #896e2b
  4. #c29c3e
  5. #d5ba78

Shades

#896e2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #896e2b
  2. #7b6327
  3. #6e5822
  4. #604d1e
  5. #52421a
  6. #453716
  7. #372c11
  8. #29210d
  9. #1b1609
  10. #0e0b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#896e2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #896e2b
  2. #957d40
  3. #a18b55
  4. #ac9a6b
  5. #b8a880
  6. #c4b795
  7. #d0c5aa
  8. #dcd4bf
  9. #e7e2d5
  10. #f3f1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#896e2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #896e2b
  2. #887034
  3. #87723c
  4. #867345
  5. #85754d
  6. #857756
  7. #84795e
  8. #837b67
  9. #827c6f
  10. #817e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c705d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6d23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81742e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816e26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84722d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #906850 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-896e2b {
  color: #896e2b;
}
Background
.bg-896e2b {
  background-color: #896e2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-896e2b {
  border: 2px solid #896e2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #896e2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 110 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 52% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-896e2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #896e2b, #75892b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-896e2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 110 43 / 0.35);
}

#996515 Golden Brown ΔE 7.90 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 8.58 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.00 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.38 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 13.43 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 13.90 #7691d4 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Golden Brown
#896e2b  rgb(137, 110, 43)  hsl(43, 52%, 35%)  Golden Brown
#2b4689  rgb(43, 70, 137)  hsl(223, 52%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#2b896e  rgb(43, 137, 110)  hsl(163, 52%, 35%)  Viridian
#6e2b89  rgb(110, 43, 137)  hsl(283, 52%, 35%)  Eminence